‘Blind Side’, Chris Tomlin atop SoundScan

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 05 April 2010 02:51 PM America/New_York

The Blind Side (Warner Home Video/Word Distribution/Spring Arbor Distributors) supplanted The Wager (Pure Flix/Genius Products/EMI CMG Distribution) for the top spot of SoundScan's Christian Videos list for sales the week ending March 28, while See the Morning by Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG) remained atop the Christian/Gospel music Christian retail chart.

After The Blind Side, the best-selling DVDs were: 2. The Wager; 3. Read and Share DVD Bible: The Jesus Series-Easter by Gwen Ellis (Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 4. Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 5. An Easter Carol, VeggieTales (Big Idea Productions/Word); 6. The Ultimate Gift (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 7.Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella, VeggieTales (Big Idea/Word); 8. Here I Am by Marvin Sapp (Verity Records/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 9. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Miracle Dogs Too (GT Media/EMI CMG).

Following See the Morning were: 2. Tonight by TobyMac (Forefront Records/EMI CMG); 3. Wow Worship (Purple) by various artists (Word Records/Word); 4. Awake by Skillet (Atlantic/Ardent/INO Records/Provident-Integrity); 5. Here I Am by Marvin Sapp (Verity Records/Provident-Integrity); 6. Wow Hits 2010 by various artists (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); 7. Until the While World Hears by Casting Crowns (Beach Street Records/Provident-Integrity); 8. Breathe Deep by Guy Penrod (Gaither Music Group/EMI CMG); 9. Church Music by David Crowder Band (Sparrow Records/EMI CMG); and 10. Throne Room by CeCe Winans (INO Records/Provident-Integrity).

The video listings, drawn from a national sample of mainstream and Christian store sales, with music listings based on sales solely at Christian stores, were produced for the Christian Music Trade Association by Nielsen SoundScan.